Hoffer Surname
Approximately 14,634 people bear this surname
Hoffer Surname User-submission:
Hoffer is a spelling variant of the last name Hofer, which is derived from the German word, Hofer, meaning 'farm' or 'court'.
Hoffer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,885 | 1:45,968 | 5,600 |
| Togo | 1,575 | 1:4,602 | 829 |
| Hungary | 1,281 | 1:7,663 | 916 |
| Germany | 684 | 1:117,698 | 14,444 |
| Canada | 575 | 1:64,079 | 7,462 |
| France | 520 | 1:127,736 | 19,470 |
| Austria | 392 | 1:21,723 | 3,416 |
| Netherlands | 332 | 1:50,865 | 8,726 |
| Argentina | 234 | 1:182,664 | 15,286 |
| Italy | 205 | 1:298,325 | 37,600 |
| Brazil | 193 | 1:1,109,193 | 38,758 |
| Poland | 122 | 1:311,547 | 36,785 |
| Switzerland | 105 | 1:78,218 | 9,041 |
| Slovakia | 70 | 1:76,235 | 14,799 |
| Belgium | 59 | 1:194,858 | 25,672 |
| Sweden | 52 | 1:189,361 | 13,089 |
| Bahamas | 48 | 1:8,161 | 696 |
| Chile | 45 | 1:391,477 | 10,650 |
| Czechia | 34 | 1:312,749 | 39,315 |
| Romania | 33 | 1:608,420 | 43,703 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 32 | 1:761,730 | 34,727 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,235 | 1:40,663 | 4,773 |
The alternate forms: Höffer (474) are calculated separately.
Hoffer (99) may also be a first name.
Hoffer Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Hoffer is a spelling variant of the last name Hofer, which is derived from the German word, Hofer, meaning 'farm' or 'court'.
- deleted-38074Hoffer Demographics
Average Male Hoffer Height
178.46 cm
Average Female Hoffer Height
157.06 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hoffer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hoffer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hoffer is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as: Höffer. Click here for other potential spellings of Hoffer.
How Common Is The Last Name Hoffer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hoffer is the 36,065th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 497,987 people. The surname Hoffer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Hoffer are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hoffer is also the 951,070th most frequent first name internationally, held by 99 people.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 7,885 people, or 1 in 45,968. In The United States Hoffer is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 11 percent live and Hungary, where 9 percent live.
Hoffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hoffer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hoffer last name rose 638 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hoffer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Hoffer last name are 14.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.5% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hoffer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.26% more than the national average, earning $44,123 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.79% more than the national average, earning $56,038 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hoffer
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis